_INTRODUCTION_


It is fun to entertain--if you don't make hard work of it.

And why make hard work of it when there are ways to entertain easily?

Besides you know that the more easily you do it, the more successful
you'll be, and there's hardly a woman in the world--is there?--who
wouldn't like to be known as a good hostess.

"But," says one of you, "I haven't the knack."

And another says, "I haven't the time or money."

And yet another, "Oh, I never have any ideas."

Nonsense!

It's not a question of knack or money or ideas. All you need is to
know the secret, and it's an open secret at that!

First, ask yourself what you mean by a successful hostess. Your answer
will be, "One whose guests have so good a time that they want to come
again."

Sure enough! The secret is out then--entertaining successfully is
giving the guests a good time.